The Eight
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The Eight was a group of early 20th-century American painters who rebelled against academic art standards and helped pave the way for the Ashcan School and modern American art.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Eight canonical | 6 |
| The Eight (artists) | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American art movement
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group of painters ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
greater artistic independence
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representation of everyday life ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exhibitedAt | Macbeth Gallery ⓘ |
| field | painting ⓘ |
| formedBy | Robert Henri ⓘ |
| genre |
realism
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urban scenes ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Arthur B. Davies
NERFINISHED
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Ernest Lawson ⓘ Everett Shinn ⓘ George Luks ⓘ John Sloan ⓘ Maurice Prendergast ⓘ Robert Henri ⓘ William Glackens ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ashcan School
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modern American art ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Ashcan School precursor
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modern American art ⓘ |
| movementCharacteristic |
focus on contemporary urban subjects
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loose association rather than formal group ⓘ rejection of academic conventions ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1908 exhibition at Macbeth Gallery ⓘ |
| notableWorkContext | American urban realism ⓘ |
| opposed |
National Academy of Design establishment
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academic art standards ⓘ |
| startTime | 1907 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
The Eight (artists)